Giorgio Gomez has a very real discussion about the SUP Industry

I was going to write an article about this episode, but I’ve decided not to. I’ll just outline the discussion and I would like to get your thoughts on it in the comments. I appreciate Giorgio’s candor and think that this discussion will create a needed conversation about evolution on standup surfboard design by the larger manufacturers.

Production Boards vs. Custom Boards – who should be riding what and what athletes are riding

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Only recently discovered this Podcast, and loving it! Will gradually work my way through most of your already recorded episodes.

With regard to this episode, I think that if top pros and enthusiastic amateurs are riding the same boards (which kind of a cool concept), it almost certainly means that AT LEAST one party is on the wrong board, and possibly both.

Full-time pros have a level of balance and skill that everyday enthusiasts just don’t have and thus should be able to ride more ‘sensitive’ equipment.

I think pros, at least for surfing, should be riding customs, and maybe occasionally they could have special “production board only” contests as an interesting sideshow.